Dialogue on Dementia: “Is Lifestyle Important for Preventing Dementia?”

Posted on: Thursday, February 8th, 2018

The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases presents a robust educational series called “Dialogue on Dementia” bringing you expert physicians, scientists and local resources directly to you.

January’s Dialogue on Dementia featured Matthew Pase, Ph.D., a nationally renowned researcher on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and his latest findings on how our lifestyle choices, like sleeping, eating and exercising, can change our risks of developing dementia.

Interested in learning more about the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and dementia? Read the below publications referenced in January’s Dialogue on Dementia.

Association of ideal cardiovascular health with vascular brain injury and incident dementia

Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages and the risks of incident stroke and dementia: a prospective cohort study

Sugary beverage intake and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in the community

Sleep architecture and the risk of incident dementia in the community

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Sugary beverage intake and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in the community

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